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Yukon fall chum run clears the state's commercial threshold, but no commercial fishery has opened

Chum Run Clears Bar

2h ago3 min read
  • Yukon fall chum run hit 900,000 fish, clearing the state threshold to allow commercial fishing for first time since 2019.
  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game has not opened a commercial fishery or explained why in any of seven season announcements.
  • Subsistence fishing opened in coastal and lower districts Thursday, but upriver closures remain due to low Canadian-origin fish counts.
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